Richard Heffner is a professional in their field. Colleagues describe him as "I have had the pleasure and honor of working for and with Rich Heffner since 2002. Rich is an outstandingly supportive, well-organized division director, and ensures that each of his program managers can rely on him for whatever support, guidance, and resources are needed to achieve success. The application of his wisdom, support, time, his valuable expertise in Federal acquisition and procurement, and his unmatched situational problem-solving abilities have been critical to helping navigate my program through some significant challenges. Given a complex situation, Rich is quickly able to boil it down to a set of clear, practical alternatives from which to take concrete action. As a manager, Rich operates with a philosophy of actively promoting the professional growth and development of both his direct and indirect reports. Most importantly, Rich Heffner is a genuine, trustworthy, and consistently positive individual, and is a true pleasure to work with him." and "In my dealings with Richard he was very professional, passionate about his product, employees, and company, and seemed to be very well respecte by his colleagues."